Dr. Christi Barb is a speech coach who specializes in the accented speech of international professionals who are proficient in English but want to improve their speaking clarity. She provides clients with evaluations and training so they can have options for how they choose to speak and present themselves in interviews, presentations, and work and social environments. She performs individual speech evaluations of accented English, private instruction for individuals, group instruction, and workshops. If you have dedicated your education and professional career to increasing your skill and knowledge in a scientific field, your knowledge and results may have helped you reach a level of success. In that time, you may not have needed to use English in the same way you are now expected to. Every step of a professional career has it’s own challenges: ~Interviewing for your first co-op, internship, or professional job ~Contributing to discussions in meetings ~Conducting webinars, seminars, or training sessions ~Presenting at professional conferences ~Collaborating with international colleagues ~Receiving a promotion, gaining new responsibilities Accent and Speech training includes pronunciation of sounds, stressing the correct syllables in words, the rise and fall of the pitch (Hz) of the voice (intonation), rhythm (prosody), connecting sounds together, and cultural awareness of how speech is used in different contexts. The goal is to make you self-sufficient so you can apply your analytical skills to your own communication. You will have options of how to convey your message, how you express your thoughts, and how you are perceived. Visit free Meetup.com groups: American English Pronunciation: https://www.meetup.com/American-English-Pronunciation-Q-A/ American English Intonation: https://www.meetup.com/American-English-Intonation/